Honestly, I am giving them 3 stars instead of 2 based entirely on what my coworkers tell me they are actually like. I'd like to give them the lower rating because I am unimpressed! That said, I will certainly coming back a time or two or ten for them to have plenty of chances to redeem themselves. Allow me to explain...
Friday is "go out to lunch" day. I went with my new coworkers to Mama's because they highly recommended it. Outside I thought "okay, cool little kitschy coffee shop for the hipsters". Once inside that sentiment is confirmed...though I'd say it's a little more hippie than hipster. Reminds me of a vagabond friend of mind in a lot of ways. There's a splay of words written on the walls every where that is within reach and even where it's not within reach. It was lunch time on a Friday and I found it to be strangely dead. Only one patron sat under the TV engrossed in his computer screen, milking his coffee and their free wi-fi.
At the counter you will find that they have a number of board on the wall with food and drinks made to order. Emphasis on the made to order. There are lots of panini options and even quesadillas. Pretty good (and quirky) variety. They have frappuccinos (which I think is a Starbucks trademark so maybe that's misrepresenting), coffee and tea - what you'd expect. They also have a point card: ten punches and you get a freebie. No punches for food which had me feeling lame because I wanted to be one of the cool kids.
All that's the good stuff. Four of us ordered food. Instantly we heard that they didn't have the usual bread for the paninis. No biggie - brioche, ciabatta, etc. as long as you flatten and crisp it I'm okay. A lucky one of us four got their last tortillas for a quesadilla...starting to get a little ridic...gotta have the stuff to make your food y'all! They others grabbed their coffee - I grabbed my water - and we sat down to wait. And wait we did...perhaps 5 minutes before some new person that didn't look like he even worked there came to tell two of us that they don't have turkey for the paninis. He asked if we wanted ham or roast beef. Fine...I took roast beef. This is now just annoying. We waited again...probably 20 minutes. (I want to remind you we were the only people there.) It was a bit outrageous...
Waiting aside, the food was good and the place has a neat feel to it. Reminds me a little of Amelie's. And of course I'll be back to give 'em another looksee for lunch.